New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-15
DEAD MEMS NAMES USED.
CAPTAIN cREaAN's PECULIAR METHODS.
rrsr1rYISo TO FRAUD OF VARIOUS KINDs-wHAT
TUE missing BOOKS SHOW.

| TIE MISSING BOOKS SHOW.
Tho ev,dence presented by the opposition 10 Captain
Creean last evening ut the hearing by the Repupcah
Committee ON fully justified all the allegations
heretofore made OF the peculiar tactics resorted 10 oy
Captain Cregan and his friends to carry their primary
eectiona Repeating, voting dead mems names, ana
additions to the poll list OF that have no owners
were charged and substantated by witnessed Captain
Cregan and Secretary Fisher feared to face tho ordeal
| Of an OK examination and stayed away.
The committee In the Union Republican Club rooms
in the Grand Opera After waiting half an hour
without any word from Captain Cregan' his
| counsel or witnesses, Chairman Russell announced
that the case OF XVIII Assembly District would be
| taken up.
Robert Ray Hamilton for the contestants asked that
the closed and the seats In the County CoI'eo
| awarded TO the contestants.
| Chairman Russell said that the committee had no
power TO this While the matter was being discussed
William H. Townley, counsel Tor Capthn Cregah anu e
| sitting members came In
Mr. Russell asked Mr. Towney ifhe had the missing b9ss
and papers OF the enrolment and primary. Mr. Townley
handed him bundle OF books and papers which ne ssia
me me the committees and the counsel for the contestants
M Townley said that the charge had been made by the
eide 4 r the n% papers
committee that nothing of this kind might be charged
| Mr. Russell thought this was unnecessary
and December meetings OF xvTth District Assoea-
reeeiyed the bundle only short time before Mr. Rus
asked from whom he IT. s s saa SS s
aud Mr.. Towney said he obtained IL from captain
Thomas F. Ryan was then examined and testified that
he offered at the primary. and his vote was re.
,o.ea ,,r in his Vote lie believed that he had received
notice that his would be stricken from the roll
1855 s' and 1855 III. name appeared the roll
Mr. Townley protested against statements Of this kind
from Mr. Hamilton. the latter being prompted by VIII
ness. -, - Ar,
MT HamtonThc Witness name was put o Ssf1 ON the
i wr Towplsy-Then presume he is good man ordered
n s% tie
his name stricken from the roll
mary and offered to vote he ticket headed by Henry
Kropt His vote was refused and he was t2d Una. M, s
cevod notice that his name was chaaehgEe ai
been restored. lie made affidavit that he was en-
titled vote and that his name had been restored
Again i'm April he received notice that his vote was
cb.snced lie had lived for the Last three years at No
257 Avenue Before mat he had lived at No go Ea.
sxteenthst Mr. Hamilton asked to have 1t noted that
his name appeared the roll This was done.
James H. Farrell testified that he attended the primary
on Ground apd taat he he's sn E Of @
Organization lie offered TO swear IN bis vote out tls
me ticket headed by Henry Krop He had voted the Re.
publican ticket at the two previous elections IN Esq
as he only wentythree years od ms was ne sec
ond primary he had attended lilo voted at the previous
primary election In los5 he voted for Davenport anu
Ian h sones,ants He Is remarkably clear headed
voung man had collected large amount OF evidence
| autl
H. had for several days prior to the primary held on
hpril 90, in company with others OF the opposlti99n'
.n engaged In collecting evidence against The iraudu-
ient VOTERS who might offer 10 vote lie was watcher
for the opposition at the primary ana kept the polt
allie time To asceraining whether certain voters lived at
ad resses given Dy hen anu was "o9 tho no
managers He testified that about oJD p III on the uhJ
~ The primary Charles Braun endeavored TO vote
Tia yo,e was CHALLENGED the ground that he had al
ready voted lie made note OF the case The hrst vote
and the second one numbered 223 The first vote was
cast about 80 N ana the seeoho one a. 1'o e
on the poll LIST ot tho other smo thc t n.ino
OF Charles Braun No l Il changed 10 charles
r. ow ,s no ono Of that name voted during the day
evening The real Charles Braun IS the one VINO nouet
at $50 p It was an effort TO eheat esa' voter out
~ man giving the name OF Patrick Mccormack voted
ri,b omen ballots. These were accepted by the IN
ea1s The nn m Eep up the other side the
oa,Hs" snnears as Martin Mccormack. There 10 no
Patrick !, M sr u Srnolo James owens
The Chairman referring to the poll list announced
G"v Conley did not vote AZ the primary The witness
watching for HIN to ense9gs oi h w SG Hf
70 The house he had boarded and was told by NE
with whom he boarded mat ne .9d reoy ye, 10
letter was shown addressed to his former address qua
ro,urncd "a NOT found william Brown II returned as
voting from No. $50 ThlrdaVe No one o tlat name
lives there Several years ago man OF That name HVe
t' 70, ' name wa not William Brown who lived at No.
iat Ihirl.aye He gave his address in East Seven
Eelliry was recognized as Tom Carroll His vote was
An enyclopc addressed to Edward Keillry, No
&c I,st Fourtecuth-st, returned as MT found
DANIEL OMeara attempted TO vote, but when objection
US made gave the name OF John ana hhaliy con
loved 10 vote as challenged Another voter gave
Tho name OF Peter Lennon No ~ Avenue ~ me 0hy
one of that name whom the witness can ma lives IN East
; fourteenth 81. In the XVIII Assembly District ~.
amotbcr name voted was James Estabr0ok No one
uy,ne al The address named knew OF him. Mr Gilgnn,
one OF the candidates on The Creean Ticket es ~ tne
%otcd on the poll list Witness was told by his sister IN
law that lived in leNisst outside OF inc nlSrici,
letters addressed 10 tho addresses gwen were re-
turned not found ,,,, ,,.,ro,, az o Ia ;,ad
address, given for the last nineteen years knew OF
no ' snch person Thomas Deacon's mothern-law said
.i year previous. Thomas Cornhcr could not be
ns"nY AZ The nddrcss given All these persons inc
witnes. believed voted me 'rTseh ad on,Gawis
nj nor brother died several months previous OF pheu-
monia The certificate OF death was SHOWN. Ip
had examined the list Of voters NJ thc PRIMARY IoHEeI
h H. sccretory OF the County Committed ana mad
found several ensures and interheatos h o
end many names appeared as having Notou mrio NV
st did not contain. The witness would swear
wv, Ma st was correct the voters gave their name
When the opposition onee'en 10 Id ~ ,hey 5,d moi
reen olIiet he would show them how to run primary
The witness subjected 10 severe c r ,,;nnv
" The witnesses testimony showed clearly why Mr.
Hamilton was unwilling 10 go on and disclose the case
Unrrv watts testified that James Redmond of NO S42
ras Tentieth-st who II on the Republican roI' was
Tammany Hall inspector OF eiec.o sn tosaca the former
he had not been allowed TO vote and the latter that
John Deahanty had illegally yotea, ,oro,on ~ cor.
John II. W. Killeen testified ~ cortopo"ion VI W.
faIn eases referred to by Mr.. DAY. All =. ,o..,
The further hearing was adjourned uh. OF
evening when the sitting members VIII nave an oppor,
nn;tv 20 rebu II they can the damaging testimony vi
the contestants.